Advent 2010: Day 15 How do you wish to soar?

It is Wednesday, so it´s time for the Wishcasting Wednesday post. Today Jamie asked: HOW DO YOU WISH TO SOAR? To read what other wishers had to say, click HERE.

I wish to soar by creating. I wish to finally get my act together and put paint/pencil/marker to journal. I have BIG plans for 2011. :)

Talking about creating: today I finished The Sound of Paper, starting from scratch by Julia Cameron. It took me three months and a half, working on a prompt each day from Monday to Friday. Some chapters took longer as I bumped into a resistance wall, specially those talking nicely about myself (yea, I know, *hangs head*) or asking for things (ditto).

I wrote the exercises in a pretty school folder and my Morning (usually afternoon or even evening, if a t all) Pages in a cute A4 notebook that I had around.

More news: I won a copy of the Cloth Paper Scissors Gift magazine at Kathryn´s site Collage Diva give away. When I first saw the cover my reaction was a happy squeal. As in "Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!" *giggle* It was such a happy looking magazine, with tons of pretty things to try out. And I have already told you about having plans for creating in the near future. :)

Thank you Kathryn! :)

Reverb 10

December 15 – 5 Minutes Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010. (Author: Patti Digh)

I already wrote about this on December 10th when I chose one moment per month for the What made you happy? prompt from The Happy Book, part of The Next Chapter book club led by Jamie Ridler.

December Views for December 15th:

Watermelon as dessert for dinner.

P.S: yes, I cheated a bit and wrote most of this on Thursday and added to the Wednesday post. You know I neeeeeeeeeeeeed my posts in order. ;)

Saying Thanks

On Wednesday I told you about Marja sending me a scrapbooking care package.

Thanks to her very generous help I scrapped for the first time this year!

A page about my son learning to play golf at my in laws garden with his uncle´s clubs. All the white bits (both alphabets, brads, tabs) and ribbon are from that package. I am putting them all to use. :) Thank you again Marja!

Twice this week I was told to write Thank you letters.

Once by Jamie at "The Next Chapter" cyber book club as our assignement for this week.

Then by Julia Cameron on exercise # 8 from The Sound of Paper.

What you see in the second picture are the materials for my Thank You cards. Although the original list had to be 5 cards long, I couldn´t stop so it´s getting longer by the minute. :D

It´s a lovely exercise ´cause it reminds us of all the good that surrounds us.

My first real Art Journal LOVE

This week Jamie asked "How do you wish to come out of your shell?"

My answer would be about a matter I´ve been pondering for months now: to actually DO something. My hubbie told me once that I am the perpetual student but I don´t put my knowledge to use. He is a very practical man. ;)

I wish to come out by showing the world what I DO.

Months and months after enroling in Connie´s class "Art Journal LOVE letters", I finally took the brushes out.

Scrapbook paper and acrylic paints.
Trust me to start by Foundation # 3. Lol!

Gridlock ready.
Lots and lots of paint. A bit of gel medium too.

It dried very quick. I´m either using too little or using it wrong.
Some American Crfts rub on letters (Trademarks Eddie) and same make black bird. Black bird as in Blackbird. I was working on one of Julia Cameron´s exercises from The Sound of Paper. Yes, I love my multi tasking. :D

The rub ons letters were a gift from Marja that arrived yesterday. My public thinks to this very generous lady that helps me out with my crafting. There are no local scrapbooking stores in Buenos Aires and the dollar / peso ratio is a budget killer.

Upload Monday: A Chorus Line

Ooops, I did it again. ;) Posting my Upload Monday late. In my defense this was actually uploaded on Monday. I just never downloaded the picture.

My choice for this week: A Chorus Line, 1975 version.

I wanted some expansive singing this week (as in "top of your lungs" expansive). Like "I hope I get it", because there is hope I get the show on the road. Or like "I can do that", even though I have no sister (You are about to Google the lyrics, aren´t you? ). I´m glad to report "Dance: ten, Looks: three" doesn´t resonate with me as it did back in the eighties.

So your Full Moon board is late too, honey?

Welllllllll, my very linear train of thought needs the board to be at the beginning of the month.

The first asignment from The sound of paper: starting from scratch by Julia Cameron was to create a board from mag images. Sweet. I love my multitasking. :D
Shoes have been around my boards all year. Funny thing is I like how they look but I don´t actually buy that many shoes. Are they pointing to the grounding? To the fashion sense? The femeneity?

The state agents ad was used in an Internet sense: getting to visit that many homes from my own.

I was drawn to that desk with the dolls on the side and the very tidy containers on top. I think it is the stronger image of the lot.

Starting from scratch

September 1st!!!

I´ve been raring to go for days now. :D

Ann is starting her SOFA project, which a ton of friends is joining.

I´m starting The sound of paper: starting from scratch by Julia Cameron. It has 70 different assignements. At one per day Monday to Friday, it will take me till mid December to go through it.

I´m also starting Taking flight by Kelly Rae Roberts. Those are 7 chapters.

Of course immediately Matthew 18:22 sprang to mind:

Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven."

The concept is one I´d like to meditate on, and it grew close to my heart. So I gathered what I will need: the book, a folder to write the asignements everyday (with butterflies because we are heading towards spring here) and a big notebook to write my morning pages. I added foam flowers and 70x7 in Thickers.

EDITED TO ADD: I wrote this post last night and programmed it to be published very early this morning.

When I went to check Jamie´s prompt for today, she asked: What do you wish to begin?

How´s that for a sync? ;)

I wish to begin my creative unfolding, like the trees leaves that are unfolding in my back yard.